Chapter 47 Hearing, speech, and vision problems

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Vertigo

Dizziness

Tinnitus

A ringing, roaring, hissing, or buzzing sound in the ear or head

Receptive Aphasia

Difficulty understanding language; Wernicke’s aphasia

Presbyopia

The gradual loss of the ability to focus on close-up objects that occurs with aging

Presbycusis

Decrease hearing ability due to aging; age-related hearing loss

Low vision

Impaired vision that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, drug, or surgery; vision changes interfere with every-day activities

Cerumen

Earwax

Aphasia

The total or partial loss(a) of the ability to use or understand language(phasia)

Braille

A touching reading and writing system that uses raised dots for each letter of the alphabet; the first 10 letters also represent the numbers 0 to 9

Expressive aphasia

Difficulty expressing or sending out thoughts through speech or writing; Broca’ aphasia

Global aphasia

Difficulty expressing or sending out thoughts and difficulty understanding language; mix aphasia